JLPT N2
歌留多
「かるた」
かるた is a traditional Japanese card game. Players race to grab cards that match a spoken clue.
Readings
Other forms
カルタ katakana form
歌留多 rare ateji
Noun
Japanese Playing Cards (Karuta)
A traditional Japanese card game where one person reads a clue aloud from a “reading card” (読み札), and players compete to quickly find and grab the matching “grabbing card” (取り札) from a set spread out on the floor. The two most famous types are Hyakunin Isshu Karuta (based on classic poems) and Iroha Karuta (based on proverbs).
Example
お 正月 は 家族 みんな で かるた を しました 。
Our whole family played karuta together for New Year's.
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